Are hedgerows effective corridors between fragments of woodland habitat? An evidence-based approach

Landscape Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 333-351

  Davies, Zoe G ^a   Pullin, Andrew S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Connectivity; Conservation; Habitat fragmentation; Habitat loss; Landscape scale; Movement; Population; Systematic review; Woodland fauna

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONNECTIVITY; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; HABITAT CORRIDOR; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; HEDGEROW; MINIMUM VIABLE POPULATION; MOVEMENT; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WOODLAND;

EID: 33847252480     PISSN: 09212973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10980-006-9064-4     Document Type: Review

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